TEACHER OF Religious Studies (Part Time - temporary) MPS/UPS

July 2020 Dear Applicant,

Thank you for expressing an interest in the Teacher of Religious Studies post at Bishop Heber High School. We enclose details of the post and an application form as requested. Please note that your completed application form and covering letter should be submitted electronically via email to jclegg@heber.org.uk

THE SCHOOL

Bishop Heber High School (the ‘Heber’) has 1,300 students, including over 250 in the Sixth Form, and serves three villages and surrounding hamlets in this beautiful area of south-west Cheshire. The School is located a 20 minute car journey from Nantwich, Wrexham and Chester. It has easy access to the Wirral as well as North Shropshire. The School enjoys an excellent reputation in the locality and a large number of families choose Bishop Heber from outside the catchment area. In fact, there are over 450 students on roll who come from other parts of Cheshire, Shropshire and North Wales. In 2015 the School underwent a £5 million redevelopment of the site and there are strong community links through the School’s Library and sports facilities, including a new Community Fitness Suite, Astroturf pitch and resurfaced Netball courts.

We are a Foundation School and formerly an International Specialist Languages College which underpins an exciting international dimension both in the School and through its curriculum.

In the Main Findings of the most recent Report, Ofsted stated that Heber… ‘is an outstanding school, with an outstanding sixth form… Students achieve exceptionally well in their academic studies and benefit from an excellent curriculum and from outstanding care, guidance and support in everything they do’.

The School’s impressive results were reflected in Ofsted’s observations that: ‘Academic guidance is exemplary in Key Stage 4 and in the Sixth Form... The combination of high attainment and good progress means that achievement is outstanding’.

The Sixth Form at Heber has grown significantly in recent years and it was observed during the inspection that… ‘Teaching is good overall and often outstanding. Students are set challenging targets and are given detailed advice on how they can reach them. Assessment is exemplary and any possible underachievement is identified rapidly and addressed immediately. There is a good range of traditional academic courses’.

OUR VISION AND ETHOS

Our vision is a School in which Respect, Opportunity and Achievement can flourish. We recognise the differences, values and beliefs of each individual yet acknowledge our responsibility to treat everyone with respect and courtesy, so we all feel happy and safe in our School. Bishop Heber forms the heart of the wider community, providing all of its members with a central resource to enhance the quality of opportunity; a world-renowned, international, innovative place to learn and grow into active global citizens. Bishop Heber enjoys a positive, well-ordered and stimulating environment. We promote and celebrate achievement in academic study, sport, performance, creative art and community work. Bishop Heber provides high-quality and exciting teaching with support and challenge appropriate to the needs of every individual, to encouraging learning as a lifelong activity.

THE SCHOOL MOTTO IS…..Pret d’accomplir – Ready to Accomplish

THE POST We are looking for a motivated, committed and dynamic teacher to join this lively and ‘outstanding’ 11-18 Foundation School and Department. The post is for a temporary, one term, part time teacher and we expect you will be able to teach Religious Studies across the whole age and ability range in KS3 and KS4. This is a fantastic opportunity to work within an experienced team who strive to instil a passion for Religious Studies in all our students and achieve excellent results.

THE SUBJECT AREA The Religious Studies Subject Area at Bishop Heber High School is one of the highest performing in the school. Headline figures:

GCSE 2019 7+ 4+

Religious Studies

72% 100%

You have the opportunity of joining a highly successful Subject Area and teaching enthusiastic young people. We are committed to engaging lessons that stretch and challenge students, closely monitored through robust assessment. We have an excellent bank of resources and over the last 4 months have developed our provision for remote learning and assessment through Microsoft Teams. Religious Studies is well-resourced and enjoys its own suite of classrooms, with a projector and speakers in each room. There are facilities for booking classes into one of five networked ICT rooms, as well as a bank of iPads bookable for class use. Year 10 students will be entered for GCSE Religious Studies, if opted for in Year 9 and we have a healthy uptake for the new A Level. Keen to develop students’ opportunities beyond the classroom, we run a debating society, mindfulness sessions and invite outside speakers. SELECTION If having read this information, you like the sound of the Heber and the post, we would like to hear from you. We can guarantee you high-quality support in your new job, committed and effective colleagues, well-motivated and imaginative students and a supportive community. In return we expect enthusiasm, dedication and the ability to instil a thirst for learning in our students and a real belief in the international dimension and understanding of other cultures. We wish to appoint an inspirational teacher, who will continue to develop the ethos of a fully inclusive education at Heber and aspire to develop their own career beyond this post. Application is by Letter and Application Form only, CVs will not be accepted. Your letter of Application must be no longer than two sides of A4 (size 12 Arial font) and should explain how you believe your experience to date has prepared you for the post and how, once in position, you would seek to improve achievement further. The closing date is 1pm on Monday 13th July 2020. You must be available to start work on Tuesday 1st September 2020. If you have not received a reply to your application by Friday 17th July 2020, please assume that, on this occasion, you have been unsuccessful.

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The Chair of Governors and I very much look forward to hearing from you.

Mr D. A Curry Headteacher